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Greenough Thayer of the junior class was drowned during the summer at Ogunquit Beach while attempting to rescue some ladies who were in bathing. Mr. Thayer and six others, four of whom were ladies, were in the water together. A high sea was running and the water came in large waves which made the bathing very exciting. Before the party noticed the force of the water, the tide had gradually swept the party into a pit of recent formation near the mouth of the river. At 11. 30 the tide ceased, causing a strong under-two. Without realizing the danger...
...week. At the mile, which Harvard passed in a little over five minutes, No. 4 in the Columbia shell now four lengths behind, caught a crab, in which he was at once imitated by No. 1. By this accident Harvard opened up at least one more length of clear water. When Columbia had recovered she ran up her stroke to 44 a minute, and for a short time held her own, but Harvard with a fine lead pulled without effort and passed the mile and a half flag in 7 minutes, 50 seconds, and crossed the finish line six lengths...
...Yale was barely a quarter of a length ahead. Yale passed the ball mile in 3:04. In the third quarter Harvard made up all she had lost and began to lead Yale until at the end of the first mile there was a clear boat's length of water between Harvard's rudder and Yale's bow. The fact that Harvard never quickened her stroke from the point when Yale was a length ahead to the point when Yale was a length behind tells the whole story. There was no spurt; it was simply the long, powerful swing...
...seven were very much distressed in the last two miles and at the finish were badly winded. What is especially encouraging to Harvard is the fine spurt made in the last half mile, showing that the crew was by no means put to its best efforts. As the water was in such bad condition the time made was very good...
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